1976 NHL Draft
Drew Callander in the 1976 NHL Draft
Philadelphia Flyers selected Drew Callander 35th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 17th pick of round 2.
It was the second of the 7 picks Philadelphia Flyers made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 39 games put him 54th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 35
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 17
- Drafting team
- PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 32–38 in the 1976 draft
- 32Mike KaszyckiC226 GP · 122 PNYINew York Islanders
- 33Joe KowalL22 GP · 5 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 34Larry GloeknerD13 GP · 2 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 35Drew CallanderR39 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 36Barry MelroseD300 GP · 33 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 37Tom RoweR357 GP · 185 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 38Mike KitchenD474 GP · 74 PKCSKansas City Scouts
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1976 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGSCalifornia Golden Seals
- 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFMAtlanta Flames
- 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFMAtlanta Flames
+ 125 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Drew Callander made his NHL debut on February 7, 1977, 251 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Philadelphia Flyers picks in the 1976 draft
- 17Mark SuzorD64 GP · 20 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 35Drew CallanderR39 GP · 8 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 53Craig HamnerDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 71Dave HynekRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 89Robin LangDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 107Paul KlasinskiFPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 117Raymond KurpisRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers